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Cairo
Abouzeid Ceramics, a ceramic studio in the heart of Cairo, offers one-day workshops, beginner courses, underglaze workshops and studio hours for practice. Its Instagram profile has more than 6,000 followers.
Best for Pottery workshops and studio classes
Zamalek
ANŪT works from a Zamalek shop on Shagaret El Dor, selling hand-painted Fayoum pottery, embroidered linens, tapestries and glassware made by potters, weavers and embroiderers across Egypt. The homeware brand runs its own embroidery school and an artist residency to keep traditional craftsmanship in practice.
Best for Hand-painted Fayoum pottery and homeware
Zamalek
Non-profit shop supporting over 2,000 Egyptian artisans, selling handblown glass, pottery, brasswork, and embroidered textiles from across the country.
Best for Handblown glass, pottery, brasswork and embroidered textiles from more than 2,000 fair-trade Egyptian artisans
New Cairo (First Settlement)
Ceramicist Dalia Mobasher designs and throws the Nebula and Midnight lines of espresso cups, pinch pots and mugs at her New Cairo studio. Fokhara also runs tailor-made wheel and hand-building workshops for all skill levels.
Best for Handmade studio ceramics and wheel-throwing classes taught by a working ceramicist
Fokhara was founded in 2018 by Dalia Mobasher, a highway-design engineer who left that career after teaching pottery in Abu Dhabi and decided to open a studio of her own back home in Egypt. The New Cairo space teaches the full pottery process across two core disciplines, hand-building and wheel-throwing, with Mobasher stating her aim is for students to leave "true artisans" rather than having taken a one-off fun class. Alongside instruction, Fokhara designs and produces handmade espresso cups, pinch pots and mugs sold through its shop. Mobasher has described pottery as a way to work through anxiety and find focus by putting attention into making something by hand, a view that shapes the studio's slower, technique-first teaching style rather than quick craft sessions aimed at casual visitors. Classes run for all skill levels, and the studio has said it wants to grow into a broader arts space over time, eventually adding crystal work, candle-making and jewelry alongside its ceramics program. For visitors, Fokhara offers both finished studio ceramics to buy and hands-on classes to learn the craft directly from its founder, in a shop built specifically around one maker's decision to trade an engineering career for pottery.
14 Kamal El Tawil Street, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt / Cairo / Egypt
Official story: founded 20 years ago by Ghada Abdelhak as a Nile-side boutique of Egyptian artisan textiles, jewelry and pottery. Indagare independently lists the same Zamalek door and describes a regional edit of embroidered bags, scarves, jewelry and linens.
Best for Egyptian artisan textiles, jewellery and pottery from a Nile-side boutique.
14 Mohamed Abdel Wahab Street, formerly Saray El Gezira Street, Zamalek, Cairo 11211 / Cairo / Egypt
Nomad Gallery is a family-owned Cairo business established in 1985, offering Egyptian handmade gifts made with artisan families across the country, including textiles, Fayoum pottery, Bedouin crafts, silver jewellery and beaded bags.
Best for An independent edit of regional makers.
Maadi (studio), Sheikh Zayed, Giza (flagship)
Kiliim revives Egyptian flatweave by commissioning handwoven kilim rugs, cushions and tableware from artisan communities in Fowa, Qena, Fayoum and Luxor, and has expanded into handmade pottery and blown glass. Co-founded by Noha El Taher, the brand runs a Sarayat El Maadi studio store and a Sheikh Zayed flagship.
Best for Modern handwoven kilim rugs
Maadi
Curated lifestyle store featuring Egyptian artisanal goods, small-batch ceramics, woven textiles, and botanical skincare from independent makers.
Best for Egyptian artisanal ceramics, woven textiles, and botanical skincare
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